Big news for the southern end of Indian River County: the new I-95 interchange at Oslo Road is not just under construction — it's ahead of schedule. County Commissioner Joe Earman put it plainly: the widening is ahead of schedule, and the interchange itself is too.
This one's been a long time coming. The project first showed up in the county's long-range plan back in 1995. Construction finally started in 2023. Now, three decades after it was first dreamed up, drivers can see the finish line.
The work has two pieces. First, a brand-new interchange giving Oslo Road its own on-and-off ramps to I-95 — the kind of access the area has never had. Second, widening Oslo Road from two lanes to four to handle the traffic that interchange will bring.
The whole thing runs about $95 million, and it's mostly not local money: $61 million federal, $28 million from the state, and just $6 million from Indian River County. That's a lot of outside investment landing in the 772.
Here's why it matters beyond the daily commute: hurricane evacuation. Until now, the county leaned on just a couple of interchange routes — State Road 60 and 512 — leaving the southern part of the county with, as Earman put it, no real way out. Oslo Road changes that.
Timelines, per the county: the road widening should wrap by the end of 2026, with the interchange itself done in early 2027. Both, again, are tracking ahead of plan.
The county is also playing the long game on what gets built nearby — pushing for light industry and quality jobs along the corridor rather than another row of gas stations and fast food. A new highway ramp is also a new front door, and they want it to look right.